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"Ktai-sarbaz" puppet, a Chinese soldier. Uzbek

Title:

"Ktai-sarbaz" puppet, a Chinese soldier

Ethnic groups:

Uzbek

Territory:

Turkestan Krai, Syr-Darya Oblast, city Tashkent

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Cotton textile, silk, fur, wood

Collectors-person:
Komarov P.A.
Number:

РЭМ 1313-39/2

Annotation:

The collection features two pairs of Chinese soldiers. They could have participated in the parade, as depicted in the play, or were guarding honored guests, like the Russian soldiers—"Urus-sarbaz". The dolls wear long robes and hold spears or sabers, the primary weapons of the Chinese army.